Best Romance movies of 2002 that are award winners or nominees

The Hours(2002)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 83

The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.



Far from Heaven(2002)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 85

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.



About a Boy(2002)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A cynical, immature young man is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy.



Secretary(2002)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.



Frida(2002)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.



My Big Fat Greek Wedding(2002)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.



Nicholas Nickleby(2002)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.



Punch-Drunk Love(2002)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 39

A psychologically troubled novelty supplier is nudged towards a romance with an English woman, all the while being extorted by a phone-sex line run by a crooked mattress salesman, and purchasing stunning amounts of pudding.



The Quiet American(2002)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 42

An older British reporter vies with a young U.S. doctor for the affections of a beautiful Vietnamese woman.



El crimen del Padre Amaro(2002)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 30

Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.